Partner selection for strategic alliances: Case study insights from the maritime industry

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 841-860

  Solesvik, Marina Z ^a   Westhead, Paul ^b,c  

^a WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UK and Bodø Graduate School of Business   (Norway)

Author keywords

Case studies; Partnership; Ships; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; CYCLICALITY; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; FINANCIAL STABILITY; INTER-FIRM COLLABORATION; LONG-TERM ALLIANCE; MARITIME COMMUNITY; MARITIME INDUSTRY; MULTIPLE-CASE STUDY; PARTNER SELECTION; PARTNERSHIP; PRIMARY DATA; SEMI-STRUCTURED; SHIP DESIGNS; SMALLER FIRMS; STRATEGIC ALLIANCE; STRATEGIC GOALS;

COMPETITION; INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; SHIP EQUIPMENT;

RESEARCH;

EID: 77954799757     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635571011055081     Document Type: Article

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